LibGuides: BILT: Basic Information Literacy Tutorial: BILT: Basic Information Literacy Tutorial

BILT (Basic Information Literacy Tutorial)

BILT: Basic Information Literacy Tutorial

Module 1	EFSC Library Orientation Facilities, Services
Module 2	Topic Development Select a research topic
Module 3	Information Types Identify appropriate sources (books, periodicals, web pages)
Module 4	Search Strategies Logical Operators, Phrase Searching, Nesting, Truncation
Module 5	Database Searching Database Structure, Keywords, Subject Headings
Module 6	Using EFSC Library's Resources Primo, Academic Search Complete, Internet
Module 7	Evaluating Resources Web and Print evaluation
Module 8	Citing Materials Plagiarism, MLA citing format and examples

What is BILT? Basic Information Literacy Tutorial

BILT is the Basic Information Literacy Tutorial designed by the EFSC Libraries to help students learn how to effectively find, retrieve and evaluate information. BILT is a set of eight web based modules designed to be self paced. These modules will help familiarize you with the research process and introduce you to some of the online resources available at EFSC. After completing the BILT modules, you will have the skills necessary to find quality resources for your research paper or speech. The Libraries have identified these BILT Modules for the following courses:

ENC 1101:

Module 1 EFSC Libraries Orientation
Module 3 Information Types
Module 4 Search Strategies
Module 6 EFSC Resources, specifically Primo (online catalog) and Academic Search Complete (journal articles)

SPC 2608:

Module 4 Search Strategies
Module 6 EFSC Resources, databases specific to the instructor's assignment and the Internet
Module 7 Evaluating Resources